Ryanair confirm at last that they will be flying to and from Corvera

The only doubt concerns the date of the switch from San Javier to Corvera!

Ryanair has finally joined the list of airlines which have confirmed that they will be operating flights to and from the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera, adding its services to those offered during the winter schedule season by Easyjet and Tui.

The lack of specific confirmation until now, according to the airline’s press agency in Spain, is due to uncertainty over the date on which the transfer from the airport of Murcia-San Javier to Corvera will take place, although at present no reason has emerged to suggest that the scheduled date of 15th January will need to be altered. It is true that final air safety clearance has yet to be obtained, but the latest word is that no last-minute hitches are expected, although clearly at Ryanair the policy is not to make the switch official until there is no possible room for doubt.

The official line from the company given to Murcia Today this morning is the following: "We are awaiting a confirmed opening date from Aena and will take necessary steps once this date is confirmed”.

This attitude goes a long way towards explaining why the flights on which seats can be booked on Ryanair’s website identify the destination only as “Murcia” without specifying the airport!

For passengers, this latest news from the company appears to rule out the worry that Ryanair flights may be diverted to Alicante-Elche rather than Corvera when San Javier closes down to make way for the new airport, although as stated above, the company is still unwilling to confirm officially when their flights at Corvera will begin!

Apart from Ryanair, Tui and Easyjet, Norwegian and Jet 2 are already selling seats on flights to and from Corvera after the start of the summer flight schedule late next March, and it is reported in the regional press that Aer Lingus will resume their Costa Cálida-Dublin service and that Volotea will be offering flights to and from northern Spain, including the airport of Asturias. However, seats on these flights are not yet available online and no official statements have yet been made to this effect.

There is also interest from Vueling, according to sources quoted by La Verdad, in operating flights to and from Barcelona – a route which disappeared from the arrivals and departures boards at San Javier many years ago – and Volotea may yet supply flights to and from other destinations within Spain, although again, this information has not been officially confirmed anywhere in writing and is simply being reported as a conversation during the last meeting of the individuals concerned with opening the airport this coming spring.